History Professor Benjamin Carp’s Explores Mysterious New York City Fire from 1776 Benjamin Carp, the Daniel M. Lyons Chair of History, has written a new book, The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution. This work Read More
Professor of History Swapna Banerjee Publishes Monograph, Fathers in a Motherland: Imagining Fatherhood in Colonial India History Professor Swapna Banerjee recently published her monograph, Fathers in a Motherland: Imagining Fatherhood in Colonial India (Oxford University Press, 2022), that breaks new ground by weaving stories of fathers Read More
Author and Activist Barbara Smith Serving as Brooklyn College’s Hess Scholar-in-Residence for 2022-23 The independent scholar has opened up a national cultural and political dialogue about the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. On November 29, Smith will be part of a conversation on campus with Jeanne Theoharis to discuss selected clips from the newly released documentary, “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks,” which features Smith and is also based on Theoharis’ research and book of the same name. Read More
Professor of History Brigid O’Keeffe Publishes New Book ‘The Multiethnic Soviet Union and its Demise’ (Bloomsbury, 2022) In her new work, ‘The Multiethnic Soviet Union and its Demise‘ (Bloomsbury, 2022), Professor O’Keeffe is the first to offer a concise, accessible overview of the evolution of the Soviet Read More
Seventeen Brooklyn College Projects to be Funded as Part of CUNY’s BRESI Initiative to Further Transform Ethnic Studies on Campus and Beyond Brooklyn College is proud to announce that 17 projects from various academic departments and other areas of the college were awarded a total of nearly $300,000 in funding through CUNY’s Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) program. Read More
#BCGrad22: John Schilling Journalism and media studies major John Schilling says students must believe in themselves but put in the work to succeed. Read More
HSS Announces 2022 Expo Award Winners The school awarded cash prizes for winning projects to students and faculty members who participated in the second-annual school-wide event. Read More
#BCGrad22: Nasim Almuntaser The double major and advocate for people with disabilities began a career in public service well before graduation. Read More
Nickolas Khimerik Heading to Moldova as a Fulbright Scholar The graduating senior will work as an English teaching assistant to hone his skills as a cultural ambassador. Read More
History Professor Brigid O’Keeffe Wins Best Book Award for Publication on Esperanto Language History Professor Brigid O’Keeffe’s book, Esperanto and Languages of Internationalism in Revolutionary Russia (Bloomsbury Academic, 2021), has been selected for Ab Imperio’s best book of 2021. The prize honors “the Read More
